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Congleton High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Box Lane, Congleton CW12 4NS · tlptrust.com · 01260 730123
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Cheshire East 47.1, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Cheshire East Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,174
- 95% of 1,236 places
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 17%
- First language not English
- 2.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Cheshire East Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 147 families put the school first and 149 places were offered; 99% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 149 | 147 | 1 | 99% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 211 | 178 | 0.8 | 99% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 201 | 172 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 230 | 194 | 0.8 | 99% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 225 | 217 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.8, and 41% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Cheshire East it was 47.1, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (34 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼41.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ●63.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲64.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ●3.94 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 44.4 | −9.4 |
| Sixth form college | 5.6 | −1.5 |
| Further education | 38.8 | +11.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.5 | −2.3 |
| Employment | 0.5 | 0 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.1 | +3.2 |
| Activity not captured | 4.1 | +1.2 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 83 students | C+ (34) | Well above average +0.40 | |
| 83 students | C+ (34) | Well above average +0.38 | |
| 44 students | Merit+ (28.1) | Above average +0.54 | |
| 23 students | Dist (34.2) | Well above average +1.16 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 83 | C- (27.8) | -0.22 |
| 2022/23 | 100 | C (29) | — |
| 2021/22 | 98 | C+ (34) | — |
| 2018/19 | 84 | C (30.1) | -0.10 |
| 2017/18 | 76 | C+ (33.2) | -0.06 |
| 2016/17 | 100 | C (29.9) | +0.04 |
| 2015/16 | 98 | C (29) | -0.08 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 38.8 | −4.1 |
| Further and other education | 3.8 | −1.7 |
| Further education | 1.6 | −2.4 |
| Other education | 2.3 | +0.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 16.3 | +6.8 |
| Employment | 28.7 | +2.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11.6 | +0.5 |
| Activity not captured | 0.8 | −4 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 3 February 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Congleton High School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 2 Feb 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Dec 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Dec 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Jan 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (160 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 79%
- Replies
- 160
- 13% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 41% who had a child bullied
based on 30 parents (19%) with SEND